No, after reseating the pushrod, all cylinders are giving 110-120 psi.

Zoran Mladen wrote:

>Hey Mike,
>
>Can you clairfy something?  Do you still have 0 PSI in the number 1 cylinder?  It doesn't look like anything you would affect that.  And if thats the case, I don't see the reasoning behind doing the additional work if you lack compression.
>
>Please clarify.  Thanx!
>
>Z
>
>Mike Braden <mbraden@PHARMACY.PURDUE.EDU> wrote:
>Thank you everyone for your info, tips, and suggestions. While replacing the spark plugs, I checked the compression of each cylinder. While they are all low (110-120 psi), cylinder one was definitely too low (0). I checked the pushrods and re-seated the one that felt like it wasn't quite in there. I also put the old cap/rotor back on just in case. After no startings at all a few times, and wondering why my spark plug wire to cylinder 1 was so tight, I got the wires connected right and she started up just fine. Did a quick fill/one person "bleed" of the coolant system. The brakes were making some funny noise (2 months of disuse maybe?) So I turned back from a test drive and got a little hesitation coming back up the slight hill to my house. The idle is also seemingly a little rough and giving a ~30 Hz vibration. Ah well, she seems to be holding her seal, so the next step is to send off the injectors for cleaning, replace the plug wires, maybe replace the air flow meter ($$$, but I can
> see deep tracks in the circuit and ohmmeter jumps when testing), make sure I have the right cap/rotor in there and get those brakes looked at. Thanks again!
>
>aloha
>Mike Braden
>
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>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I finally got my 1.9L digijet engine put back together today after doing
>>a head gasket replacement and wanted to fire it up and pressurize the
>>coolant system to check for leaks before I send off my fuel injectors
>>for cleaning. I had removed the FIs but put them back on. I also
>>replaced the distributor rotor and cleaned the contacts in the cap. I
>>think I may have wired the distributor wrong, and after moving the wires
>>I did get her to start, but she will only idle (roughly) with the gas
>>about halfway down. My things to check and questions:
>>
>>I realized after sealing and tightening down the first head that it was
>>on the wrong side. I just moved the small metal piece blocking the
>>coolant port to the other head. Will this matter? The heads are
>>symmetrical, arnt they?
>>
>>I am going to recheck that my pushrods are seated properly.
>>
>>I am pretty sure all my connectors and grounds are reattached correctly,
>>but I will verify.
>>
>>I know that the ignition sequence is 1-4-3-2, but which cylinder is
>>which? I assumed that cylinder 1 is the driver's side front cylinder, 2
>>is driver-back, 3 is passenger front and 4 is passenger-back. Is this
>>right?
>>
>>Whats the best way to check that my fuel injector plugs are connected
>>properly?
>>
>>Finally, in cleaning the heads, I may have gunked up the spark plugs, so
>>I will replace those and check.
>>
>>As a lot of fuel drained out when I removed the fuel injectors, do I
>>need to bleed the fuel system? I loosened the nut at the T junction
>>before the FIs and it leaked out gas, so I assumed it had bled after
>>multiple start attempts
>>
>>Does anyone have any other suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Mike Braden
>>    
>>
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